Architecture & Engineering

Organized by ATC and SEI of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), this conference is dedicated to improving the seismic performance of existing buildings and other structures.

A fast, easy and low-cost approach for high school instructors, preservation trade practitioners and preservation organizations to introduce preservation trades in technical high schools.

This six minute video explains how to prepare and apply limewash.

NCPTT’s Andrew Ferrell recently completed a detail in Texas to assist FEMA with recovery efforts related to Hurricane Ike.

NCPTT’s Architecture and Engineering program will hold a workshop exploring adaptations in design in Louisiana’s historic Gulf Coast architecture and their application in sustainable renovation on November 20-21 in Lafayette, Louisiana.

NCPTT workshop examines environmental adaptation in the built environment

The Kate Chopin House, named for the legendary feminist writer who lived there during the 1880s, burned to the ground in an early morning fire today.

Infestation by the eastern subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), was found throughout the two ground floors of the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty National Monument.

This document features a comprehensive historic building code, the first of its kind in the nation.

Documentation is central to every preservation project whether it involves recording the presence of a structure about to be lost or preparing evidence for restoring or maintaining existing structures.

The difficulty of imposing building and fire codes on historic buildings has been a subject of wide spread concern in recent decades.

Visual inspection of the Chapel indicated that lateral movements, meteoric and ground water, and soluble salts are the main causes of deterioration of the Chapel’s facade and walls.

NAPAP researchers exposed limestone and marble briquettes to weathering for months to years at several different sites. They sampled the briquettes and analyzed multiple layers for anion content.

Boston University produced this training video to raise awareness of fire risks to cultural properties and to provide technical information about fire detection and suppression systems including sprinklers, gaseous agents, and water mist.

The economic impacts of regional emissions reductions on facilities and materials is difficult to assess. This report documents two approaches to doing for painted steel bridges.

This publication studies three monitoring systems and efforts to eliminate termites at San Cristobal and El Morro of the San Juan National Historical Site in Puerto Rico.

This document outlines the Maryland State Historic Preservation Office’s efforts to computerize hard-copy records of historic buildings and districts in Maryland to make these documents more accessible.

Working in collaboration with the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen, RESTORE developed a prototype workshop on health and environmental hazards inherent in conservation materials and processes.

Older and historic schools represent an unrecognized asset for school districts.

This video documents the repair of damaged drystone walls in the popular Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park.